{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 18V118 (173): 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v118/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V118 (Hyundai): A steering wheel separation while driving can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Santa Fe, model year 2018. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 17 February 2018. 41,070 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The steering wheel assembly may break, possibly resulting in the steering wheel separating from the steering column while driving. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 173. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V118 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A steering wheel separation while driving can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.” 18V118 Hyundai Motor America Steering:Steering Wheel/Handle Bar 17 February 2018 2018-2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE A steering wheel separation while driving can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash. Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will check the production lot number of the steering wheel assembly, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:34:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 18V118 (173): 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v118/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}